OPERATIONS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2558, 4 September 1915, Page 5

OPERATIONS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

FIGHTING AROUND GRODNO • GENERAL MACKENSEN'S ARMY PURSUING THE j RETREATING RUSSIANS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 2. 'A Berlin communique states: —Field-Marshal von Hindenburg stormed the villago of Czarnoko, on tlie Vilna-Grodno railway. ' Tho North German Lamfwohr stormed Fort 4, north of tho Dombrovo-Grodno highroad (west of Grodno), capturing tho garrison, numbering 400. Later, tho Baden troops captured' another fort; Tho Russians thereupon cvacuntcd tho rest of tho fortifications on the outer lino of tho western front of Grodno. General ■Hindenbnrg's troops east of Bialoviesh occupied crossing over the Swislocz and Makarowco after a hard struggle, taking prisoners 3070 mci). • Prince Leopold won his way out of the north-eastern border of the forest of Bialoviesh, and secured a'crossing over tlio Jasioltla, in Ibo marshes north of Grodana, by means of a surprise attack., • , Oenernl von Mankoiibsn continues li.is punuit, and lus whole luie lias .crossed ,ilwj.tnchavcz section ~ '' 1 :